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• Following Allegations of Racism, MFA Boston Launches $500,000 Diversity and Inclusion Initiative

  05-05-2020 23:56 via artnews.com
  
  Last year brought reports of racism at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, where a school field trip unexpectedly became the subject of national controversy. The museum investigated the allegations days after they were made and said it would change its protocols and guidelines for frontline staff in response. But the aftereffects of the controversy have not faded, and now, almost one year after the scandal, the MFA Boston has announced it will launch a diversity and inclusion initiative.
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• 15 Essential Hair-Metal Videos

  05-05-2020 23:36 via nytimes.com
  
  The bands’ looks were over-the-top. So were the aesthetics of their clips for MTV.
  
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• Thousands of Fortune Cookies to Be Offered as Art in Largest-Ever Showing of Felix Gonzalez-Torres Work

  05-05-2020 23:10 via artnews.com
  
  In an era of social distancing, can a fortune cookie help bring us together? That question, and several others, are at the core of a new exhibition by Andrea Rosen Gallery and David Zwirner of the late artist Felix Gonzalez-Torres.
  For the show, which will run from May 25 to July 5, Rosen and Zwirner will present Gonzalez-Torres’s 1990 “Untitled” (Fortune Cookie Corner), a piece consisting of an endless pile of fortune cookies that can be taken away and consumed by viewers. &ld
  
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• Arts and Crafts Are Experiencing Surge in Popularity Amid COVID-19 - Smithsonian.com

  05-05-2020 22:18 via smithsonianmag.com
  
  Arts and Crafts Are Experiencing Surge in Popularity Amid COVID-19  Smithsonian.com
  
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• A Virtual Music and Arts Festival for COVID-19 Relief in New Mexico - Hyperallergic

  05-05-2020 22:08 via hyperallergic.com
  
  A Virtual Music and Arts Festival for COVID-19 Relief in New Mexico  Hyperallergic
  
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• County Announces COVID-19 Relief Grant for Arts and Culture Nonprofits - Santa Barbara Independent

  05-05-2020 21:17 via independent.com
  County Announces COVID-19 Relief Grant for Arts and Culture Nonprofits  Santa Barbara Independent
  
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• Wayne Koestenbaum’s Cerebral, Smutty Essays Playfully Disobey the Rules

  05-05-2020 20:32 via nytimes.com
  
  In “Figure It Out,” the polymathic writer turns his attention to Shakespeare, Adrienne Rich, translation and pornography, among other subjects.
  
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• Jackson Pollock’s Largest Painting Is Touring the World, and Its Mysteries Are Coming to Light

  05-05-2020 20:07 via artnews.com
  
  The legend goes like this: In 1943, Jackson Pollock—then far from a household name—was commissioned by art dealer Peggy Guggenheim to create a mural for her townhouse foyer. For over a month, Pollock stared at the blank canvas, wondering how he would fill something so colossal, he and his wife, the painter Lee Krasner, had been forced to dismantle one of their apartment walls just to fit it inside. Not until the night before Guggenheim’s deadline did Pollock, in a mad burst of
  
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• ‘Blue Story’ Review: Gang Wars in Southeast London

  05-05-2020 20:03 via nytimes.com
  
  The feature debut of the writer-director Rapman began as a 2014 series on YouTube.
  
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• Coronavirus Notebook: Finding Solace, and Connection, in Classic Books

  05-05-2020 20:00 via nytimes.com
  
  In this time of crisis, Michiko Kakutani writes, we are reminded that literature provides historical perspective, connecting us with others who lived through similar events.
  
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• Li Hui, Rising Star at Forefront of China’s Art Scene, Has Died at 43

  05-05-2020 19:58 via artnews.com
  
  Li Hui, an artist whose grandiose installations filled with lasers and lights earned him significant attention in the Chinese art scene, has died at 43. A release from the Donum Estate in California, which owns work by Li, said that he died of an illness.
  “Li Hui was a pioneering multimedia artist who was at the forefront of the new generation of Chinese artists living and working in Beijing in the early 2000s,” the UCCA Center for Contemporary Art in Beijing wrote in a statement pos
  
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• Museums Have Moved Online, But They Must Reinvent Themselves to Thrive

  05-05-2020 19:39 via artnews.com
  
  David Resnicow and is the president and cofounder of the PR agency Resnicow and Associates.
  During the past month, museums across the globe have been faced with suddenly transforming themselves from physical spaces designed to immerse visitors in installations and on-site programs into producers and distributors of online multimedia content. Without any preparation or playbook. Rather than deliver visitors to the museum, museums must now deliver themselves to the visitor.
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• Zarina Hashmi, Artist of a World in Search of Home, Dies at 82

  05-05-2020 19:29 via nytimes.com
  
  Ms. Hashmi was of a generation of artists whose life and work were haunted by the 1947 partition of India.
  
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• Philadelphia Mayor Wants to Defund City Arts Agency in Wake of Covid-19 - Artforum

  05-05-2020 19:18 via artforum.com
  
  Philadelphia Mayor Wants to Defund City Arts Agency in Wake of Covid-19  Artforum
  
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• Become a patron of the arts to help the U.S. economy get back in tune - MarketWatch

  05-05-2020 19:03 via marketwatch.com
  
  Become a patron of the arts to help the U.S. economy get back in tune  MarketWatch
  
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• Where Dance Fans Can Escape From Our ‘Sci-Fi Horror’ Moment

  05-05-2020 19:01 via nytimes.com
  
  Reid Bartelme and Jack Ferver, the odd couple of the dance world, provide essential stay-at-home relief with their weekly podcast.
  
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• American Ballet Theater Moves Its Spring Gala to YouTube

  05-05-2020 18:03 via nytimes.com
  
  On May 12, the company will present an hour of tributes and quarantine performances by dancers, Tony Bennett and Cynthia Erivo.
  
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• The $4.1 billion question: What’s to become of Philadelphia’s world-class arts and culture, post-coronavirus? - The Philadelphia Inquirer

  05-05-2020 17:58 via inquirer.com
  
  The $4.1 billion question: What’s to become of Philadelphia’s world-class arts and culture, post-coronavirus?  The Philadelphia Inquirer
  
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• For His Next Trick, This Magician Will Amaze an Anxious World

  05-05-2020 17:05 via nytimes.com
  
  Locked down in his New Delhi bedroom,the “psychological illusionist” Karan Singh is performing free online for anyone who asks.
  
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• Will Socially Distanced Rehearsals Leave Space for Good Theater?

  05-05-2020 16:43 via nytimes.com
  
  One European director said guidelines intended to get actors back to work were “cuckoo.” Some will return only when coronavirus testing, or a vaccine, allows performers to get close.
  
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• Electronic Arts, Boot Barn, Alphabet, Facebook and Twitter highlighted as Zacks Bull and Bear of the Day - Yahoo Finance

  05-05-2020 16:04 via finance.yahoo.com
  
  Electronic Arts, Boot Barn, Alphabet, Facebook and Twitter highlighted as Zacks Bull and Bear of the Day  Yahoo Finance
  
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• Beanie Feldstein Loves Carole King and the Bra Lady

  05-05-2020 16:00 via nytimes.com
  
  The “Booksmart” actress, who plays a British rock critic in her new film, “How to Build a Girl,” also can’t live without “Gilmore Girls” and Stephen Sondheim.
  
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• How Will Architecture Change as the World Gets Hotter?

  05-05-2020 15:48 via artnews.com
  
  For the past 150 years, the two cities where I live—New York and Vienna—have been waging epic battles against the sunless spaces that often characterized tenement interiors, as well as parks and streets cast in the shadows of skyscrapers. The legacy of this conflict is visible in the physical character of these two cities, from the plans of apartment buildings to the setbacks on commercial architecture. Today, many architects still define their work by its capacity to provide transpa
  
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• Sotheby’s Looks Ahead to Summer, Kickstarter Opens Up, and More: Morning Links from May 5, 2020

  05-05-2020 15:00 via artnews.com
  
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  Looking ahead to its summer sales, Sotheby’s said the plan is to hold auctions in New York at the end of June, “pending the lifting of certain restrictions and confirmation from the relevant authorities.” [The Art Newspaper]
  Jillian Steinhauer looked into the Artist Relief fund established by a coalition of seven cultural organizations to h
  
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• Here’s What 11 TV Writers Are Bingeing

  05-05-2020 14:49 via nytimes.com
  
  With the coronavirus pandemic shutting down most productions for now, TV makers are now primarily TV viewers. Here’s what they’re watching as they shelter in place.
  
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• What is the coronavirus crisis doing to the arts in Baton Rouge? - Greater Baton Rouge Business Report

  05-05-2020 12:18 via businessreport.com
  
  What is the coronavirus crisis doing to the arts in Baton Rouge?  Greater Baton Rouge Business Report
  
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• Bull Of The Day: Electronic Arts (EA) - Yahoo Finance

  05-05-2020 12:00 via finance.yahoo.com
  
  Bull Of The Day: Electronic Arts (EA)  Yahoo Finance
  
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• What Decades of Reading Scandinavian Crime Fiction Can Teach You

  05-05-2020 11:00 via nytimes.com
  
  Wendy Lesser’s “Scandinavian Noir” is an inquiry into a region and its people through four decades of reading its hottest fictional export.
  
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• Traumatized by Memories of Middle School? You Are Not Alone

  05-05-2020 11:00 via nytimes.com
  
  “And Then They Stopped Talking to Me,” by Judith Warner, considers the lasting torment that is junior high.
  
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• The Funny Thing About Depression Is ...

  05-05-2020 11:00 via nytimes.com
  
  In a new book of essays, “The Hilarious World of Depression,” the podcast host John Moe explains how a sense of humor has saved his life.
  
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• The Cute Little Devices Are Watching You

  05-05-2020 11:00 via nytimes.com
  
  “Little Eyes,” by Samanta Schweblin, is a brisk survey of 21st-century life as seen through the camera eyes of a plausible consumer fad.
  
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• Nancy Pelosi’s Brilliant Career

  05-05-2020 11:00 via nytimes.com
  
  Molly Ball’s biography reveals a shrewd and battle-hardened political leader.
  
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• Multiple Women, Three Centuries, One Far-Reaching New Novel

  05-05-2020 11:00 via nytimes.com
  
  In “The Book of V.,” Anna Solomon explores how lives connect across time.
  
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• How Paradise Went Up in Flames

  05-05-2020 11:00 via nytimes.com
  
  In “Fire in Paradise,” Alastair Gee and Dani Anguiano recount in granular detail how a raging wildfire destroyed a California town in 2018.
  
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• How an Elite Cross-Trainer Is Helping Ballet Dancers Stay Fit

  05-05-2020 11:00 via nytimes.com
  
  Joel Prouty is in high demand during the pandemic, a time when dancers, especially, need to get their sweat on.
  
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• He Can’t Save His Daughter. Can He Save Himself?

  05-05-2020 11:00 via nytimes.com
  
  In Percival Everett’s novel “Telephone,” a geologist wrestles with reality after his daughter is stricken with a degenerative disease.
  
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• For His Next Trick, This Magician Will Delight the World

  05-05-2020 11:00 via nytimes.com
  
  From his bedroom in New Delhi, the astonishing Karan Singh — a “psychological illusionist” — is performing free shows for anyone who asks.
  
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• Emma Straub’s New Family Saga Is Half Feel-Good, Half Fraught

  05-05-2020 11:00 via nytimes.com
  
  In “All Adults Here,” a widowed mother struggles to reveal the truth of her past mistakes.
  
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• Cinco de Mayo Celebrations: Livestreaming Today

  05-05-2020 11:00 via nytimes.com
  
  Appointment viewing is back. Find out what online events to look for today, and when to tune in.
  
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• Arts Groups Fight Their Insurers Over Coverage on Virus Losses

  05-05-2020 11:00 via nytimes.com
  
  The debate over who should get payouts under their policies has entered the courts, state legislatures and Washington.
  
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• A Numbers-Cruncher Confronts Emotion and Other Unquantifiable Matters

  05-05-2020 11:00 via nytimes.com
  
  “The Index of Self-Destructive Acts,” a new novel by Christopher Beha, considers the collapse of a Manhattan family in the wake of the financial crisis.
  
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• A Novel From North Korea Offers Glimpses of the Everyday

  05-05-2020 11:00 via nytimes.com
  
  First published in 1988, “Friend,” by Paek Nam-nyong, is a candid examination of domestic conflict and female ambition.
  
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• 2 Novels by ‘Alternative Nobel’ Winner Take On Power and Its Abuses

  05-05-2020 11:00 via nytimes.com
  
  “The Belle Créole” and “The Wondrous and Tragic Life of Ivan and Ivana,” by Maryse Condé, examine colonialism and radicalization.
  
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• Late Night to Trump: Comparing Yourself to Lincoln Is a Bad Idea

  05-05-2020 09:24 via nytimes.com
  
  After President Trump was interviewed at the Lincoln Memorial, Seth Meyers said it “looked like Lincoln had been asked to join but was keeping his distance.”
  
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• The Thinnest Paper in the World

  05-05-2020 09:00 via nytimes.com
  
  The process of making tengujo is fairly simple, but the nearly transparent product that results is almost magical.
  
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• Celebrate the arts, history, and nature from home | Penn Today - Penn Current

  05-05-2020 09:00 via penntoday.upenn.edu
  
  Celebrate the arts, history, and nature from home | Penn Today  Penn Current
  
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• What’s on TV Tuesday: Jerry Seinfeld and ‘Arde Madrid’

  05-05-2020 07:00 via nytimes.com
  
  Jerry Seinfeld debuts his first original standup special in 22 years, while a Spanish limited series arrives on MHz Choice.
  
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• ISU School of Performing Arts, Department of Theatre and Dance announce 2020-2021 season - Idaho State University

  05-05-2020 05:03 via isu.edu
  
  ISU School of Performing Arts, Department of Theatre and Dance announce 2020-2021 season  Idaho State University
  
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• Barbara L. Tanner, Utah human-rights advocate and arts patron, dies at 103 - Salt Lake Tribune

  05-05-2020 04:53 via sltrib.com
  
  Barbara L. Tanner, Utah human-rights advocate and arts patron, dies at 103  Salt Lake Tribune
  
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• Pulitzer Prizes: A Guide to the Winning Books and Finalists

  05-05-2020 01:31 via nytimes.com
  
  Here are the 2020 contenders for fiction, nonfiction, poetry, history and biography.
  
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